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In Focus

Climate

This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

climatewomen 40 Years of AMCEN and the Road to 2063.

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial Protection In Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate actionSocial Protection Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.
MauritiusPollution— Amanda Serumaga, UNDP’s Resident Representative for Mauritius and Seychelles.
Sustainable Development GoalsCOP

Despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the pandemic, the world is still headed for global warming of more than 3°C this century.

renewable energy

Countries accelerate use of renewable energy and are leading energy transition efforts.

— Mr. Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, Chair, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change

climate changeDisaster risk reduction

Climate change increasingly threatens human health, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa

SahelGreat Green Wall

Annual restoration of 8.2 million hectares and US$4.3 billion may be needed to achieve the planned 100 million hectares by 2030.

AfricaSudan

Refugees and their hosts together plant one million trees in a massive reforestation drive in Sudan’s White Nile State.

Africaclimate change

Offering alternative livelihoods, sea cucumbers provide new hope